Ridiculous Rock Record Reviews

The crew kicks off our all request month with a special Gimme Five! in celebration of Neil Young.  Voting, Ranking, and of course a spreadsheet was involved in deciding our collective top 5 albums from Uncle Neil.  Rock On! Neil Young Crazy Horse "Live" 04/24/24 San Diego, CA FULL SHOW 4K Multi-Camera Enhanced Audio https://youtu.be/kM9N783vzfI?list=RDkM9N783vzfI Theme music by The Steep...

Dead on Halloween Vol 2 - It's Halloween week so the crew brings out their dead records - This time Wake of the Flood from 1973.  Rock On! Theme songs by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband Grateful Dead - 3/26/73 https://youtu.be/dwkVKIEJeT4?list=RDdwkVKIEJeT4 Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebo...

It's part two of our trudge through Mellon Collie as the crew reviews disc 2 - Twilight to Starlight.   Oompa On! The Smashing Pumpkins - 2/7/1996 - Kezar Pavilion -San Francisco https://youtu.be/67wTvB_uI_M?list=RD67wTvB_uI_M Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band - Now music soon!  Follow @steepwaterband Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! ...

The crew begins a two week journey celebrating the 30th anniversary of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, beginning with disc 1 - Dawn to Dusk.  Whine On! The Smashing Pumpkins - Live in Düsseldorf (Germany, 1996) https://youtu.be/jKSQDhrWJxM?list=RDjKSQDhrWJxM Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buz...

The crew welcomes Chris Craig from the Digital Killed the Radio Star podcast to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Example from For Squirrels.  Rock On! For Squirrels Live at the Roses - May 27, 1994 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD9AB2E4ACBA18FF1 Theme music Trance by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!...

British Steve from the McCartney in Goal podcast returns along with special guest co-pilot Brian Kantor to discuss the 1972 release Fragile from Yes.  Rock On! Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitter/X: @r4podcaster Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/r4podcaster/

The crew jumps back to 1976 to take a tip with ELO and their album A New World Record.  Rock On! ELO on the Midnight Special: https://www.youtube.com/@themidnightspecialtvshow/search?query=electric%20light Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  Check tour dates at steepwaterband.com and follow them @steepwaterband Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact...

The crew offers a (belated) celebration of the working man by digging into the 1974 delf-titled debut from Rush.  Rock On eh! Rush Laura Secord Secondary School, 1974, St Catharines, Ontario https://youtu.be/Drouhbjp_9c *Initial Glitch during "Need Some Love" now corrected Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  On tour now!  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://...

The crew helps Prof pregame for an upcoming concert by taking a listen to the 1991 release Pocket Full Of Kryptonite from Spin Doctors.  Di bi bi bip, di bi bi bi di Bi di-di-le-di ba da ba da ba da ba Da ba da ba da ba da ba On! Spin Doctors (5/8/92) Hamilton College, Clinton, NY https://youtu.be/eCWQKtZXu0M?list=RDeCWQKtZXu0M Intro music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band - New single out...

The crew finishes our the Decades series by checking out the 2015 release See What You Started By Continuing from 90's hit makers Collective Soul.  Ooh oh Ooh oh OOH-OOH, Rock On! See What You Started tour - October 3, 2015 Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia Part 1 - https://youtu.be/72dFuz6_SIk?list=RD72dFuz6_SIk Part 2 - https://youtu.be/O8UyXHtaCdI?list=RDO8UyXHtaCdI Theme song "Trance"...

The crew takes a listen to jam scene favorites My Morning Jacket and their 2005 release Z.  RoOOOOAAAAAck On! Fri, Apr 25, 2025 @ Louisville Palace Theatre https://youtu.be/fbXLcBCqePQ?si=v-Oi9HZCDLHThvxU Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  On tour now!  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculousrockr...

The crew takes on one of the best selling albums of all tiii-eeee-iiii-eeeme in 1995's Jagged Little Pill from Alanis Morissette.  Drum Machine On! Jagged Little Pill Live World Tour: https://youtu.be/LHUk24pSJYo?list=RDLHUk24pSJYo Theme song "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  On tour and headed to Europe soon. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us! ...

The crew revisits the 1985 release Southern Accents from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.  Rock On! Live in Wantaugh, NY July 14, 1985: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS-iStZ-z_Q&list=RDHS-iStZ-z_Q&start_radio=1&pp=ygUgdG9tIHBldHR5IGxpdmUgMTk4NSBmdWxsIGNvbmNlcnSgBwE%3D Theme song "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  On tour now! Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.bu...

The crew celebrates the upcoming 50th anniversary of the 1975 release Wish You Were Here from Pink Floyd.  Come have a cigar, and Rock On! Pink Floyd Live in Seattle - April 10, 1975 https://youtu.be/aZyDy3uNHSk?list=RDaZyDy3uNHSk (Audio only) Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  Catch them on tour now! Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-m...

We begin another anniversary series by going back 60 years to discuss Bob Dylan going electric on his 1965 release Bringing It All Back Home!  And get booed for Rocking On! Newport Film Festival links: REHEARSAL:  https://youtu.be/mGm22XKxyjw?list=PL9tWM07_jQ9SzTRUFpDaD0YWyn-sWFxAd MAGGIE'S FARM:   https://youtu.be/G8yU8wk67gY?list=PL9tWM07_jQ9SzTRUFpDaD0YWyn-sWFxAd LIKE A ROLLING STONE:  htt...

R4 Rerun Vol. 7 - EXCUSE ME while the crew revisits the 1973 debut from southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd.  Rock On! (don't mind if I do, it's true). Hear the original review on episode 108 here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1764909/episodes/8389036 Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband and catch them on the road...

The crew celebrates the last performance by the Prince of Darkness by going back to the beginning and discussing the 1970 self-titled debut from Black Sabbath.  Rock On! Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband.  On tour now! Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://...

With the crew on holiday, we reach back into the vault and share our original SOA Album Club review of the 2008 release Dig Out Your Soul, the final (as of now) release from Oasis.  Whether you have travelled to Cardiff or are blowing up stuff in the States, have a great one and we will be back next week.  Rock On! Theme music Mama's Got to Ramble and Trance from The Steepwater Band.  Follow...

R4 Rerun Vol. 6 - The brothers Gallagher are set to return to the stage, so the crew celebrates by discussing the 1995 classic (What's the Story) Morning Glory from Oasis. Check out Aaron's original review in episode 45:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1764909/episodes/8392203 Theme song Trance by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews...

The unstoppable force of the R4 crew meets the immovable object of the 2011 album The Great Escape Artist from Jane's addiction.   Rock On! Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band used by permission.  Follow them @steepwaterband, and catch their new single at all your favorite streaming platforms. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: r...

Our friend from across the pond Steve Sumner, host of the McCartney in Goal podcast, returns to educate us on Cockney rhyme slang while having a chinwag about the 1971 release Muswell Hillbillies from The Kinks.  Rock On! Theme music "Trance" by The Steepwater Band, used by permission.  Check out the new single and follow them @steepwaterband Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews....

The crew drunkenly stumbles to their ex's house while unpacking the 1992 release New Miserable Experience from Gin Blossoms.  Rock (and drink) on! Theme song "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband.  New single out now! Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook...

The crew pinches a harmonic while listening to the 1991 solo release No More Tears from everyone's favorite uncle Ozzy Osbourne.  Rock On! Theme song "Trance" from The Steepwater Band.  Used by permission.  New music coming soon! Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podca...

The R4 crew tips a cap to our fallen heroes on Memorial Day by discussing one of the great protest bands of the Vietnam era - Creedence Clearwater Revival.  Here we break down their 1969 release Willy and the Poor Boys.  Thank you to all who have, are, and will serve.  Rock On! Theme song "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  Used by permission.  Follow them @steepwaterband. Website: https:/...

Rockin Mike joins the crew to take a journey through the 1996 release Aenima from Tool.  Rock On! Theme song "Trance" by The Steepwater Band.  Follow them @steepwaterband.  Used by permission. Website: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.com Contact us!  e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcast Twitter/X: @r4podcaster Instagram: http...